9407

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9407
• Author: Water Education Foundation.
• Title: 75th Anniversary Colorado River Compact Symposium Proceedings.
• USFW Year: 1997.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

Seventy-five years ago, an agreement was negotiated at The Bishop's Lodge

in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which created the interstate compact dividing the

Colorado River between the Upper and Lower Basins. The Colorado River

Compact of 1922 remains one of the most significant documents in the "Law

of the River," the collection oflaws apportioning the water and regulating the

use and management of the Colorado River among the seven basin states and

the Republic of Mexico.

In 1997 the Water Education Foundation brought together major

policy-makers from the seven states, American Indian tribes and Mexico at

a symposium held May 28-31 at The Bishop's Lodge. The 75th Anniversary

Colorado River Compact Symposium, Using History to Understand Current

water Problems, provided participants with an historical understanding of the

negotiations behind the Compact to be used to help today's leaders continue

to negotiate settlement of Colorado River issues.

This proceedings is a written account of a tape-recorded transcript of the

entire event, with the exception of the opening reception. The transcript was

sent to each speaker for review prior to publication. Although some minor

editing has been done for space and to clarify grammatical and factual

statements, the final product remains "true to the spirit" of the discussions

that occurred at The Bishop's Lodge.

SYMPOSIUM
PROCEEDINGS
MAY 1997

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